There will be a Linux Installation Festival on April 2 from 12pm to 5pm (ish) at the United Nations International School (24-50 FDR Drive New York, NY 10010-4046). You are cordially invited. Please reply to [raulcuza at gmail dot com] if you are interested in coming so I have a sense of the numbers.
WHO
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This event is open to anyone interested in Linux. Newbies as well as sages are welcomed.
WHAT
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I have about 30 old desktops that will be given away to interested families after they have been fixed up and prepared with Linux. Instead of doing this work in a dark office all alone, I would like to do the work with and in the company of fellow Linux enthusiasts.
Things that would be good to bring:
gigi hubs
your favorite Linux repositories
install media (CD, USB)
DVD burners
tools (screw driver mostly)
YOU!
Things UNIS will provide:
power and power strips
Internet access
big open space with a view of the East River
30 machines itching to be cleaned up and given a new life for a new family
Snacks
Lunch can be delivered if people are interested in ordering something.
WHEN
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April 2, from 12 PM to 5 PM
WHERE
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United Nations International School
24-50 FDR Drive
New York, NY 10010-4046
Please reply to [raulcuza at gmail dot com] if you are interested in coming so I have a sense of the numbers.
The Latin American Free Software Installation Festival (FLISoL) is the biggest event for the dissemination of Free Software in Latin America. We carried out since 2005 and its main aim is to promote the free software use, giving to the general public knowledge about philosophy, scope, progress and development.
To that end, various communities of free software (in each country in each city / locality), simultaneously organized events where is installed, free of charge and completely legal, free software in computers that carry the audience. Furthermore, in parallel, will offer lectures, presentations and workshops on topics of local, national and International Free Software works, across their range of expression: artistic, academic, business and social.
Date: April 9th
Time: 8am to 5pm
Location: LatinAmerican+Spain
Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, España, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Republica Dominicana, Uruguay and Venezuela
Directions: .
Come to UCLALUG Fall 2010 Installfest this coming Saturday, October 2 between 10am and 4pm. The event is located on the UCLA campus, at Bolter Hall 4760. Non-students are encouraged to attend, but we cannot offer parking (parking lots are $10 a day but you may find your luck with street parking). Bring your laptop, desktop, and/or your favorite Linux distribution. We’re looking forward seeing you!
Custom Intel 3Ghz P4 VIA KM400 chipset, 1GB RAM, 160GB HD. Machine crashed on reboot with over temperature warning. Found dirty CPU cooler and broken cooler retention bracket. After scrounging used parts box we came up with retention bracket and matching used cooler and got the box running again. But no X. Copied xorg.conf.failsafe to xorg.conf and the X desktop came up on reboot. Added a few modules to get Flash for youtube and Internet radio (VLC) going. Client a bit overwhelmed and we suggested using the “help” button (blue circle with ?) as a guide to exploration.
Dell Power Edge server. Uneventful installation.
Dell GX150. GUI functional after installing a custom xorg.conf and issuing “killall gnome-panel”
Dell Inspiron 6400. Update/upgrade uneventful.
ASUS MCP51 deferred waiting for new cooler
Intel socket 775 machine deferred also for cooler
Acer 17.3 laptop – multimedia tweaks
Overall – successful. Curious number of cooler problems. Second biggest hurdle – GUI on older video chipsets. Next event – Software Freedom Day in September.
Ubuntu 10.04.1 is scheduled for release on August 12, 2010. The following Saturday LSNet will host an Installfest where users can try out and install the latest version.
Checkout the alternative to Windows and Mac OS
Bring your machine or laptop. You can try out Ubuntu with a “live CD” that makes no changes to your hard disk. If you decide to install, we can help you set up a dual boot (whatever you are currently using + Ubuntu) or a Wubi install which installs inside Microsoft Windows. We rarely crash a working system but you should, of course, backup all your personal data (buy an external hard disk).
Doors open at 10:00 AM. No install will begin after 11:00 AM. Even though we will be installing the latest version, we need enough time to perform all the updates and solve installation problems
Coffee, doughnuts and some sort of light grub will be provided.
The event and all materials are free (even the doughnuts).
877-465-7638 – 115 1/2 W Grayson St Galax VA 24333
Allowed at installfest: GNU/Linux, BSD, OpenSolaris.
What to bring: desktops, laptops, netbooks.
Optional to bring: blank CDs, USB thumbdrives of at least 1GB capacity (to make bootable USB installers), a small monitor if you’re bringing your desktop.
Where: MAGAZINE ROOM of the Civic Center Branch Library, Livermore, CA
1188 South Livermore Avenue
Livermore, CA 94550-9315
This event is neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Livermore Public Library. While participating, please refrain from potentially disruptive behaviors such as talking, scuffing, or breathing too loudly.
The Latin American Free Software Installation Festival (FLISoL) is the biggest event for the dissemination of Free Software in Latin America. We carried out since 2005 and its main aim is to promote the free software use, giving to the general public knowledge about philosophy, scope, progress and development.
To that end, various communities of free software (in each country in each city / locality), simultaneously organized events where is installed, free of charge and completely legal, free software in computers that carry the audience. Furthermore, in parallel, will offer lectures, presentations and workshops on topics of local, national and Latin American Free Software works, across their range of expression: artistic, academic, business and social.
Date: April 24th
Time: 8am to 5pm
Location: LatinAmerican+Spain
Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, España, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Republica Dominicana, Uruguay and Venezuela
Directions: .